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New York Times, Thursday, October 22, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 39.6 Grid has duplicate clues.
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R
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F
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F
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C
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C
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L
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N
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,562
Across
1
Bridge term. : RUFF
5
Organization: Abbr. : ASSN
9
Applaud. : CLAP
13
Indigo. : ANIL
14
Jots. : IOTAS
16
Vex: Dial. : RILE
17
To great distances. : FARANDWIDE
19
Soaked. : ASOP
20
Antarctic gull. : SKUA
21
Early Roman date. : LIV
22
Hint. : CLUE
23
Member of a Roman family. : PATER
25
Lined. : STREAKED
27
Possessive pronoun. : OUR
28
Plant fluid. : SAP
30
Cut. : SNIP
31
Charming. : GRACEFUL
34
World's Fair name. : MOSES
38
Expletive. : OATH
39
True's partner. : TRIED
42
Asian tongue. : THAI
43
Weather prediction. : SLEET
45
Deceptive. : ILLUSIVE
47
Where Sligo is. : EIRE
50
Offspring. : SON
51
Favorite. : PET
52
Speech. : PARLANCE
55
Lower part: Fr. : BASSE
57
Drawer handle. : PULL
58
Japanese statesman. : ITO
59
Father of Saul. : KISH
60
Wave: Fr. : ONDE
61
Used. : SECONDHAND
65
Music-makers. : UKES
66
Rust. : ERODE
67
Suffix in eye terms. : OPIA
68
Means of ventilation. : FANS
69
Marquis de ___. : SADE
70
Letterpress. : TEXT
Down
1
Historic air group. : RAF
2
Girl's name. : UNA
3
Tops. : FIRSTRATE
4
Chip. : FLAKE
5
Opera role. : AIDA
6
Farm animal. : SOW
7
Bird. : STILT
8
Lows. : NADIRS
9
Extremists of a sort. : CRACKPOTS
10
Cotton thread. : LISLE
11
Audibly. : ALOUD
12
Spanish man's name. : PEPE
15
See 37 Down. : SEVEN
18
Mary Poppins, for one. : NURSE
23
Jumping sticks. : POGOS
24
Otic. : AURAL
25
Mountain ridge. : SPUR
26
Intent. : AIM
29
Nautical term. : AFT
32
Bleak. : CHEERLESS
33
Early Roman date. : LII
35
Fit. : SHIPSHAPE
36
House features. : EAVES
37
Spanish number. : SIETE
40
Besides. : ELSE
41
Where some letters go: Abbr. : DLO
44
Portuguese diacritical mark. : TIL
46
Not invited. : UNBID
48
Promote. : RAISE
49
Starts upon. : ENTERS
52
Ceiling fan of India. : PUNKA
53
Priscilla's choice. : ALDEN
54
Beverage. : COCOA
56
"___ in the dark." : ASHOT
57
Kind of ottoman. : POUF
59
Joint. : KNEE
62
Incidental. : ODD
63
Water sprite. : NIX
64
Case in grammar: Abbr. : DAT

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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